Waking the Village Wait List for Tubman House & Audre's Emporium of New Tomorrows

Fill out this confidential form and get connected to Waking the Village's programs for youth experiencing homelessness. This form adds you to our wait list. You will get a call from our Outreach Director within 2 days. ** If you do not hear back from us within 2 days, please call us at 916-601-2979 to ensure your application has been processed.**

Waking the Village operates three housing programs. All typically have a wait list so this is the place to begin! We will call back with resources and advice on how to best navigate Sacramento's crazy housing scene.

Our housing programs:

**IMPORTANT! Eligibility requirements have changed as of 1/1/2018! See below**

Tubman House: Tubman House serves young parents, pregnant women or single young adults experiencing homelessness that are survivors of crime. If you are between 18 and 24, homeless, and pregnant or parenting, you are eligible for housing with Tubman. If you enter before your 22nd birthday, you can stay up to two years. Tubman House is a transitional program and residents share a house with a live in House Director and work daily with coaches to reach their goals.

Audre's Emporium of New Tomorrows: Audre's serves young adults from the LGBTQ community between the ages of 18 and 21. If you enter before your 22nd birthday, you can stay up to 18 months. You may not think of yourself as a survivor of crime, but if you have experienced abuse, assault, hate crimes, gang violence, robbery, or domestic violence, you are a survivor. If you are a survivor of sex or work trafficking or if you were commercially sexually exploited, you are a survivor. Audre's is a transitional program and residents share a house with a live in House Director and work daily with coaches to reach their goals.

The Doorway: The Doorway is a Rapid Rehousing program that provides rental assistance and support as clients stabilize through employment or other income sources and prepare to take over the rent on an apartment. To connect to the Doorway, you need to connect to the Community Queue (pronounced "Q") for Housing. To do this, connect with a navigator from Sacramento Steps Forward or call Wind Youth Services at 916-561-4900 to make an appointment to get on the Community Queue. Once you are on that list, give us a call or complete this form so we can get you on radar. The wait for the Doorway can be long.

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Phone Number *

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Email

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If we can't reach you at the phone number you listed, what are other numbers we should try? Give the name of the person and their connection to you. For example, you might list your friend's number.

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Do you have a family member, friend, advocate, or support person you'd like us to talk to in addition to talking to you?

If so, please give the name of person, his or her agency, and phone number/email. You can list more than one person. You might list a parent, a foster parent, a social worker, a teacher, a good friend, a counselor, or anyone who you trust to offer support.

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How old are you? This helps us know what programs you are eligible for. *

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What is your Date of Birth?

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Gender

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Which program are you applying to? *

Tubman House: For young parents or pregnant women, single young adults 18 to 24 years old experiencing homelessness and that identify as survivors of crime.

Audre's Emporium of New Tomorrows: For young adults (singles, couples, or parents), 18 to 21 years old that identify as LGBTQ.

The Doorway: For young parents 18 to 24 that are on the community queue and ready to secure work or income to sustain an apartment

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Current Housing

The following questions us find the programs you are eligible for. It's important to know that many of Sacramento's housing programs require applicants to meet a strict definition of homelessness. To get in these programs, applicants must be in shelters or sleeping on the streets or in a place not intended for habitation (like a car). In fact, getting into a shelter can be a first step in securing long term affordable housing. There are some programs that can serve you if you are couch bouncing or trapped in a bad situation. Often it is best to share that you are homeless or unstably housed. We can learn more from you on the phone and ensure you are explaining your current situation in a way that ensures you are eligible for the most possible housing programs.

What is your current living situation? *

I'm homeless or lack a stable place to call home

I'm exiting foster care and have no resources to support my housing

I'm exiting the justice system and have no resources to support my housing

I'm trapped in an abusive situation and cannot leave without becoming homeless

I'm living in a program or shelter for people overcoming homelessness

Other:

Are you pregnant or parenting? *

Yes. I have one or more children.

Yes. I am pregnant.

Yes. I have a child or children and am expecting another.

No. I am a single adult.

If you have children, please list their names and ages below.

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Are your children in your care? Share any details you like about your children's current living situation.

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Do you have any income sources? *

I have a job.

College financial aid.

CalWorks

SSI

General Assistance

AB12

I do not have any source of income right now.

Other:

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Are any other adults looking for housing with you? This might be a girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife, sibling, friend, or other adult. Please give their first name, age, and relationship to you.

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Are you a survivor of a crime? This might include robbery, assault, abuse, domestic violence, gang violence, work trafficking, sex trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, hate crimes, or any other illegal activity you were victim to that impacted your life experience.

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Support Services

The following questions help us learn more about you, but also they help up find the best programs to support you. Answer the questions you want and skip those you would rather not answer.

What support are you seeking? This is a great place to tell us more about the kind of housing support and other types of help you are looking for. If you would like help connecting to school, counseling, employment, legal assistance, or other supports, let us know here.

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Have you graduated high school or completed the GED?

I graduated from high school.

I passed the GED.

I have not finished high school or passed the GED.

Are you a current or former foster youth?

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Are you connected to any of the following support services?

Food Stamps

Medi-Cal Health Insurance

Counseling

Probation

School

Sobriety Support

Independent Living Program or AB12

Other:

Do you have a disability? Lots of affordable housing is reserved for people with disabilities. A disability may be a physical handicap, struggles with depression or anxiety, struggles with addiction, and many other mental wellness challenges. You may identify a disability and still be a strong person with a big vision for your future.

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If you identified a disability, please describe below. You might write, "I have been diagnosed with depression" or "I think I might be healing from a traumatic past." You might list that you have a hearing impairment or are in recovery for addiction.

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Any other details or information you'd like to share? This is also a good place to ask questions or ask for specific resources. We will do our homework before we call back so we can provide the most help possible.

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If you are a social worker completing this form to refer a youth, please list your name and agency and contact information below. This allows us to connect the client to your agency as we work with her or him to stabilize housing.

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Thank You for Connecting!

We will review your answers and think about the programs we can connect you to. We will also get you on our wait lists if you are eligible for our housing programs. We will call you back within 2 days of receiving your application. Please call us, at 916-601-2979 if you have not heard from us within 2 days, to ensure that your application has been processed. Make sure to say your phone number slowly so we can get back to you!